Transport committee  Zero. We do not receive any kind of handling fee or anything along those lines. We collect it on our tickets and remit it to the government.

Transport committee  I don't think ATAC has produced a single report or recommendation, but we have made numerous recommendations in the past. It would only be a matter of compiling them and presenting them, and we'd be happy to do that.

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  They're held up as the gold standard because essentially they're at war with a number of groups and covertly a number of countries. Consequently, their efforts are at a peak. I think what we really need to have is an aviation security system that is comparable to other G-8 countries that has the level of service and air transport markets that are equivalent to Canada's.

Transport committee  A key threshold of security always has been the pre-board screening, and that's the opportunity to screen the passengers and their carry-on baggage. We have installed a very expensive and we believe a very effective electronic system to detect checked baggage screening. It ran in at over a billion dollars Canada-wide.

Transport committee  Any day now, if it's not already in place, a trial is being conducted by CATSA at Pearson airport with the use of NEXUS cards. As you know, NEXUS is a form of screening, because it involves a background check, a review, whether there was any criminal activity, etc. It tends to reduce the size of the haystack so that you can find the needle.

Transport committee  I'll answer on behalf of Mr. McKenna. First of all, we think the full-body scanners fulfill an important role. Is it a 100% solution? No. As you've noted, there is electronic explosive vapour detection and there is also electronic explosive trace detection. The trace detection right now is being utilized in Canada.

Transport committee  It's one of the tools they use.

Transport committee  My name is Mike Skrobica, and I am with the Air Transport Association of Canada. I'm responsible for the security file at ATAC and consequently I am hoping to answer on behalf of John. With regard to the full-body scanners, we believe they are more appropriate for the Canadian situation than behavioural analysis.